Decision Workspace
pcap vs rpcap vs wiretap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
pcap
growingv2.4.0
A packet capture API around pcap/wpcap
51
rpcap
growingv1.0.0
An all-Rust library for reading and writing PCAP files.
48
wiretap
growingv0.8.2
Basic packet capture library built on parallelism
Core Metrics
| pcap | rpcap | wiretap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 51 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 7.0M | 33.3K | 9.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 366.3K | 1.2K | 0 |
| Dependents | 792 | 37 | 0 |
| Releases | 45 | 5 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 229d ago | 1655d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 11y 4m | 8y 11m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
pcap
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rpcap
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
wiretap
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pcap | rpcap | wiretap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.4.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 79KB | 11KB | 9KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.64 | — | 1.80 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcap leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pcap is depended on by 792 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rpcap has not been updated in over a year.
- •wiretap is pre-1.0 — API may change.